Here are the recipe books I made for my family last year. I started by collecting recipes from everyone in the family- you know the things they are known for. My mom's dinner rolls and fried chicken, Marilyn's texas sheet cake, Barb's pea salad LOL The things you expect to see at family dinners. Then I printed the recipes out on cardstock, and layered them according to length. I decorated plain office file folders with some pretty paper, used a two hole punch and some prongs to secure them into my folders, and oila! They are done : ) I tried to coordinate the paper to each persons kitchens and /or taste.
So the idea with these recipe books is that you get a bunch of friends together and each do a recipe page for however many people are particpipating. Then one person collects them, makes front and back covers, and takes them to Staples (or whatever is local) and has them bound. I think we each paid $3 to cover the cost of laminating the covers and binding the books. I love this idea. The recipes are generally really good and the book is just adorable. The blue book on the left is one that i received at convention, where we e-mailed recipes to a coordinator ahead of time and then we decorated our own covers when we got to Salt lake City. The red book on the right is one I did with friends on Vancouver Island, my friend Susan organized this swap (and several others).
This is my recipe that I stamped and swapped for the book. it was perfected by myself and Gary after we had it in a restaurant and got addicted to it, so we decided to try and make it at home. Gary makes this exceptionally well, and this is one of the things I always request for him to make for me. : ) I think this is a really erpsonal gift and it is so fun to receive new recipes. Its quite inexpensive to do in bulk- just a pack of folders and some paper, plus the prongs...or the cost of paper to print and the binding, depending on which style you choose to do. I hope you and your friends and family have have fun with these ideas! Merry Christmas!
So- I stamped, and colored, and cut, and cut, and cut and made 100 of these for a swap...and now that everyone has received them I can finally post the pic : )
I was so happy to get these done. And surprisingly, I still like the card! In the end only 85 participated in the swap, so I have a few left to mail and to share with friends..only very special friends! lol Enjoy!
I made this for a swap I was in with the Tickled Ink group. I just love the garden gala DSP and had to find a way to showcase it. I hate covering up beautiful paper. It just makes me sad. lol So- very simple, very easy, and in my humble opinion, very cute! The finished product actually had a yellow frame around the happy birthday sentiment...hmmm.. maybe I'll replace this pic later and show you the real deal. It adds a bit of pizazz....Lattice EF was used againa nd that cute skinny daffodil delight ribbon. Love it!
Sorry I've been MIA for a few days...and I was on such a roll! lol This is the Holiday organizer I made last year for myself and my daughters, all of my sisters, my mom, and a friend. They were a big hit and they actually USED them! The supplies are simple- just a regular manilla file folder, with each side scored in half. The middle score is already there. Fold on the score lines accordion style, so you will actually fold the score lines you made toward the center fold. You then score along the whole folder 3 3/4" from the bottom and fold this up. this will form your pockets. On the inner front cover I decorated and then stapled in a pile of shopping list sheets with lines that you can tear off and take with you. The gift list pages have 4 names per page, and include spots for Name, Size, Ideas, and a box to check when that person is completed. Under these sheets is a pocket for coupons, made by the folded up bottom of the file. Next page is the Christmas card list, and the last page is a pocket for receipts. you can keep your receipts in one place to keep track of spending. I again used pretty paper and stickers to decorate. I put adhesive between the back folds (along the "spine" to keep it from flopping all the way open.) I also ran ribbon from about an inch in under the front and back covers so i could tie the folders shut. This is an inexpensive project and makes a nice gift for yourself or friends and family. I handed mine out last year at Thanksgiving dinner, but you could tuck one in a gift for the recipient to use next year. Have fun with these (no pilfering office supplies- that wouldn't be right) Merry Christmas!
So the idea with these recipe books is that you get a bunch of friends together and each do a recipe page for however many people are particpipating. Then one person collects them, makes front and back covers, and takes them to Staples (or whatever is local) and has them bound. I think we each paid $3 to cover the cost of laminating the covers and binding the books. I love this idea. The recipes are generally really good and the book is just adorable. The blue book on the left is one that i received at convention, where we e-mailed recipes to a coordinator ahead of time and then we decorated our own covers when we got to Salt lake City. The red book on the right is one I did with friends on Vancouver Island, my friend Susan organized this swap (and several others).
This is my recipe that I stamped and swapped for the book. it was perfected by myself and Gary after we had it in a restaurant and got addicted to it, so we decided to try and make it at home. Gary makes this exceptionally well, and this is one of the things I always request for him to make for me. : ) I think this is a really erpsonal gift and it is so fun to receive new recipes. Its quite inexpensive to do in bulk- just a pack of folders and some paper, plus the prongs...or the cost of paper to print and the binding, depending on which style you choose to do. I hope you and your friends and family have have fun with these ideas! Merry Christmas!
